Past District Governor History

This list includes Past District Governors from cities outside the current boundaries of Rotary District 6150. As Rotary membership changes, district boundaries are periodically redrawn to maintain comparable district sizes.

District

Year

District Governor

Rotary Club

6

1915-16

Robert A. McDowell

Louisville, KY

6

1916-17

James H. Allison

Nashville, TN

6

1917-18

James F. Finlay

Chattanooga, TN

14

1918-19

Hillrie M. Quinn

Meridan, MS

14

1919-20

Benjamin C. "Fodie" Brown

New Orleans, LA

16

1920-21

H. Kemp Toney

Pine Bluff, AR

16

1921-22

Carl Faust

Jackson, MS

16

1922-23

E. Mort Allen

Helena, AR

16

1923-24

Bolton Smith

Memphis, TN

16

1924-25

Milton C. "Milt" Smith

Greenville, MS

16

1925-26

C. Hamilton Moses*

Little Rock

16

1926-27

Lawrence S. Akers

Memphis, TN

62

1927-28

Charles W. Norton

Forrest City

62

1928-29

Charles T. Evans*

Little Rock

62

1929-30

Charles S. Lemons

Blytheville

62

1930-31

Al G. Whidden

Pine Bluff

62

1931-32

Sidney M. Brooks*

Little Rock

62

1932-33

Edward M. McFaddin*

Little Rock

62

1933-34

Arthur D. Pope

El Dorado

62

1934-35

Dr. Fred Keller*

Jonesboro

62

1935-36

J. Carthell Robbins

Stuttgart

62

1936-37

Walter C. Hickmon*

Little Rock

138

1937-38

John L. Hughes

Benton-Bauxite

138

1938-39

Frank Dooley*

Brinkley

138

1939-40

W. Fred Bradford

Camden

138

1940-41

Herbert W. Parker*

Jonesboro

138

1941-42

Bruce Cornelius Boney

Warren

138

1942-43

A. Howard Stebbins, II*

Little Rock

138

1943-44

Bert C. Pouncey, Jr.*

Hughes

138

1944-45

Oscar I. Moore

Magnolia

138

1945-46

Carroll Watson

Osceola

138

1946-47

Harold Thurston

El Dorado

138

1947-48

Harold Harris

Wynne

138

1948-49

J. W. Hull

Russellville

138

1949-50

Cecil Bayne & Milton Nobles (District 138 divided this year part to D200)

Hot Springs Nat. Park

200

1949-50

Milton Nobles

Hot Springs Nat. Park

200

1950-51

Bert Lynch

Blytheville

200

1951-52

A. Howard Stebbins, III*

Little Rock

200

1952-53

Ben F. Butler*

Osceola

200

1953-54

D. B. Aycock*

Jonesboro

200

1954-55

Verlyn L. Heath*

Paragould

200

1955-56

O. F. Huson*

Heber Springs

200

1956-57

Allen L. Waddle*

Harrisburg

615

1957-58

David M. Evans*

Batesville

615

1958-59

Paul K. Holmes*

Newport

615

1959-60

Lowry H. McDaniel*

Tyronza

615

1960-61

James E. Harris*

Bald Knob

615

1961-62

Charles R. West, Jr.*

Marianna

615

1962-63

Carl R. Reng*

Jonesboro

615

1963-64

Storm Whaley*

Little Rock

615

1964-65

Ralph Abramson*

Holly Grove

615

1965-66

Arthur W. O'Bryant*

Lepanto

615

1966-67

Homer P. Hazzard*

DeWitt

615

1967-68

John E. Lalman*

West Memphis

615

1968-69

John McCullough Smith*

West Little Rock

615

1969-70

William L. Waldrip*

Marianna

615

1970-71

Alvin Huffman, Jr.*

Blytheville

615

1970-71

Don Phillips (District 617)

West Little Rock

615

1971-72

James D. Clary*

Stuttgart

615

1972-73

Walter H. Koehler, Jr.*

North Little Rock

615

1972-73

Marc Oudin (District 617)

Little Rock

615

1973-74

Jack C. Deacon*

Jonesboro

615

1974-75

John W. Millins*

Newport

615

1975-76

Joseph A. Norton, M.D.*

Little Rock

615

1976-77

Jimmy Watkins

Batesville

615

1977-78

Edwin L. Mercing*

North Little Rock

615

1978-79

Roy H. Jolly*

Jonesboro

615

1979-80

H. R. Rich, Jr.

Newport

615

1980-81

James S. Scott, Sr.*

West Little Rock

615

1981-82

E. Maxwell Cocke

Forrest City

615

1982-83

Marcus B. George*

Little Rock

615

1983-84

Terry L. Mercing

North Little Rock

615

1984-85

Samuel C. Highsmith

Batesville

615

1985-86

John Kenneth (Ken) Beadles*

Jonesboro

615

1986-87

John L. Vandiver

Heber Springs

615

1987-88

John A. Bennett

South Little Rock

615

1988-89

A. Robert Fortney

North Little Rock

615

1989-90

Nathan G. Lubin

Osceola

615

1990-91

Carl S. Rosenbaum (RI Director 1997-99)

Little Rock

615

1991-92

Mike Kumpuris*

West Little Rock

6150

1992-93

Harold Wright

Blytheville

6150

1993-94

Jerry W. Brackett

Jonesboro

6150

1994-95

George M. James, Sr.

Helena

6150

1995-96

Ancil L. "Al" Prewitt

Little Rock Metro

6150

1996-97

Forrest Penny

N. Little Rock Riverside

6150

1997-98

Greg Marlar

Paragould

6150

1998-99

Joe C. Hughes

North Little Rock

6150

1999-00

Gary N. Speed

West Little Rock

6150

2000-01

R. C. "Dick" Blankenbeker

North Little Rock

6150

2001-02

Ken Stacks

Jonesboro University

6150

2002-03

Diana Holmes

Blytheville

6150

2003-04

Sam Chaffin

Little Rock

6150

2004-05

Jake Morse

Jonesboro-University

6150

2005-06

Marilyn M. Hummelstein

Jonesboro

6150

2006-07

Judy Jones Sims

North Little Rock

6150

2007-08

Robert Lee "Bob" Warner, Jr.

Jonesboro

6150

2008-09

Ray Keller

Jonesboro

6150

2009-10

Deborah "Debbie" L. Brinkley

Maumelle

6150

2010-11

Owen Francis Lusk

Paragould

6150

2011-12

Paul Roberts

Heber Springs

6150

2012-13

John F. Carter

Sherwood

6150

2013-14

Charles Elliott

West Memphis

6150

2014-15

Tim Bruner

Batesville

6150

2015-16

Paul Ford

Searcy

6150

2016-17

Darlene Andrews

Wynne

6150

2017-18

Nancy Leonhardt

West Little Rock

6150

2018-19

John C. Deacon

Jonesboro

6150

2019-20

George Fray

Lawrence County

6150

2020-21

Michael E. Bennage

Hughes

Special thanks to PDG Joe Fish* (6170) for providing 1915-1925 PDGs and more detail about district numbers.* = Deceased